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| | MTV.com - Movies - Features and Interviews |
 | | The whims of pop culture were not kind either, and the Clinton-era's "Scream"-inspired wave of knowing, ironic horror films reduced the chainsaw-wielding maniac to a visual punchline by the time the decade closed. |
 | | "Horror films tend to be particularly popular in times of political unrest, economic depression, war, terrorism, all kinds of domestic strife," explained Tony Timpone, editor of horror's foremost chronicle, Fangoria. |
 | | This year, the trend has continued, with the zombies of "Dawn of the Dead" chasing Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" from the top of the box-office mound, opening with $26 million, and an armload of chills are expected to hit theaters before the year is out. |
| www.mtv.com /shared/movies/features/h/horror_feature_040607 (529 words) |
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